Pay Gap Transparency Is Coming to the UK

Starting in 2016, the UK government will force large firms to reveal the difference between what they pay their men and women, in an effort aimed to spur those companies to close their gaps.

Leadership/Political a...Julianne HelinekJuly 14, 2015David Cameron, Equal pay, gender pay audits, pay gapComment

Gender Doesn’t Affect CEO Reputations

Though we haven’t reached gender parity among Fortune 500 CEOs yet, according to new research, our perceptions of CEOs are looking pretty darn gender-equal.

Empowering Girls with Minecraft Novels

Last summer I sold my first book, an art guide on how to draw Japanese comics, also known as manga. This came after years of writing about manga, including their feminist aspects, and adapting manga into English. Afterwards, my publisher asked me if I had any ideas for Minecraft books, and I let my imagination loose.

Why We Shouldn’t Worry about Michael Eisner

We are not raising our funny girls to be pretty enough. Or we are not raising our pretty girls to be funny enough.

Megan FinnertyJuly 9, 2015Aspen Ideas Festival, beauty, Comedy, Michael EisnerComment

Disney Appoints Its First Female CFO

Good on Disney, which just appointed its highest-ranking woman executive ever! Christine McCarthy is the company’s new CFO after 15 years with the Mouse House. She previously served as Disney’s treasurer and executive vice president of corporate real estate and alliances.

Women’s Equality Act Is NY State’s Legislative Ninja

Things just got a lot better for the working women of New York State—and most of them don’t even know it.

U.S. Wins Women’s World Cup, Proves Women’s Soccer Has Millions of Fans

U-S-A! U-S-A! The United States Women’s National Team defeated Japan 5-2 to win its third World Cup on Sunday, its first title since the 1999 team won it all and changed women’s sports forever. The U.S. was led by Captain Carli Lloyd, who scored three goals in 16 minutes in what many are calling the greatest World Cup final

Take The LeadJuly 7, 2015 Comment

Coping with Loss at Work, Part 1

I was only 33 in 2007 when my beloved husband, Roy, died from adrenal cancer. Although I have a master’s degree in clinical social work and I work full time in this capacity, little prepared me for coping with his death.

Kristin MeekhofJuly 3, 2015Compassion, Coping, Loss, Struggle Comments

New LEGO Sets Feature STEM Women

There are women astronauts. There are women oceanographers. There are women veterinarians. And now there are LEGO women who do all of those things, too!

Take The LeadJune 30, 2015Take The Lead This WeekComment